In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMBODIED
bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate
(adjective) possessing or existing in bodily form; âwhat seemed corporal melted as breath into the windâ- Shakespeare; âan incarnate spiritâ; ââcorporateâ is an archaic termâ
EMBODY
embody, be, personify
(verb) represent, as of a character on stage; âDerek Jacobi was Hamletâ
incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
(verb) represent in bodily form; âHe embodies all that is evil wrong with the systemâ; âThe painting substantiates the feelings of the artistâ
embody
(verb) represent or express something abstract in tangible form; âThis painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic periodâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
embodied
simple past tense and past participle of embody
Source: Wiktionary
EMBODY
Em*bod"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embodied; p. pr. & vb. n. Embodying.]
Definition: To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatise. [Written also imbody.] Devils embodied and disembodied. Sir W. Scott. The soul, while it is embodied, can no more be divided from sin. South.
Em*bod"y, v. i.
Definition: To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce. [Written also imbody.] Firmly to embody against this court party. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; âcovert actions by the CIAâ; âcovert funding for the rebelsâ
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